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A few things.
1) you’re wrong and you’re also right on Jones. You’re right that his advanced stats suck, but he is a top pair guy you can trust. The fact that his whole team was injured brought down his stats and when alone playing the other teams top line each night it doesn’t always go well.
2) Lines aren’t very good offensively. Texier experiment failed at center and he played LW most of the time last year. Jenner is a better center, Atkinson plays the right side most of the time. Defensively if Murray is healthy he’s 3rd pair LD with Nuttivaara. Harrington is the waiver wire guy as Kukan is better then Harrington is. Lilja was a fail this year Gerbe, Robinson, Stenlund and Sherwood were all better then he was. Last thing on lines is that Foudy is likely to make the team next year. He showed really well the few games he got to play this year.
3) Anderson is likely gone and there’s a 0% chance he signs for 2 year in Columbus. He’ll take a 1 year deal and capitalize on being a UFA. He just wants to get paid. Doesn’t care who does it and Columbus can only hold his right for 1 more year.
4) Dubinsky. He was supposed to return this season, but Jarmo came out last week and said everyone is progressing besides Dubinsky and it seems he has a chronic wrist injury. Ie his career is likely over.
5) last thing- you’re missing Grigoranko. He agreed to a 1 year 1.2 mil contract last week that the NHL won’t let us file until July 1st.
Overall not too bad though.